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Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 October 2014
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Online donations under scutiny
6:56 PM.People are being warned to think twice about making online donations, with a fundraising website linked to fraud allegations. Audio
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Protest at New Plymouth Oil and Gas expo
6:53 PM.The oil and gas industry has been talking up its environmental credentials at a conference in New Plymouth today. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 October 2014
6:49 PM.Maori Television's Head of News and Production, Julian Wilcox, has resigned, after ten years with the station; A contentious council project to lay a sewerage pipe through Maori land in Tauranga has… Read more Audio
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Bird feeders in NZ feed more than 5 million loaves
6:45 PM.Each year New Zealanders feed more than 5 million loaves of bread to birds at a cost of more than 12 million dollars. Audio
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Mystery over suspected terror website
6:35 PM.The mystery over who's behind a suspected terrorist website with links to Islamic State, and to this country has deepened. Audio
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Pair rescued off Mt Tasman
6:29 PM.Two men have been rescued from Mt Tasman in the Aoraki/ Mt Cook national park after becoming trapped near the summit this afternoon. Audio
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Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies 83
6:23 PM.Ben Bradlee, the legendary editor in charge of the Washington Post's exposure of the Watergate scandal that toppled President Richard Nixon, has died at 93. Audio
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No thank-you to free school lunches
6:19 PM.Some of Northland's poorest schools agree with John Key that their pupils don't need lunch programmes. Audio
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First charter school ERO reports released
6:16 PM.As we heard in the news, The Education Review Office has completed its first two reviews of charter schools and both have passed with flying colours. Audio
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US professor says America has no real success against I.S.
6:11 PM.America's first airdrop of guns and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters in the embattled Syrian town of Kobane appears to have gone slightly awry with some of the weapons ending up the hands of… Read more Audio
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Climate change causes goats to shrink
5:58 PM.When it comes to climate change, Polar ice and glaciers are shrinking and now it appears goats are shrinking too. Audio
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Animal rights group wants Glassons rodeo ad pulled
5:56 PM.Animal rights groups are calling on the clothing giant Glassons to pull its latest video advertisement, which they say glamorises animal cruelty. Audio
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Construction on contentious sewerage pipe project
5:48 PM.A contentious council project to lay a sewerage pipe through Maori land in Tauranga has come to a head again this week, after construction caused flooding in the rural area of Matapihi. Audio
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Officer awarded for heroic rescue in Tauranga Harbour
5:45 PM.A police officer who rescued a drowning man after a three car collision on a Tauranga bridge has received the Police Association's Bravery Award. Audio
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America's guns end up with ISIS fighters
5:42 PM.America's first airdrop of guns and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters in the embattled Syrian town of Kobane appears to have gone slightly awry with some of the weapons ending up the hands of… Read more Audio
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Opposition MPs target John Key in first Question Time
5:38 PM.John Key has shrugged off the first Parliamentary questions he's had on Cameron Slater since the Dirty Politics book came out, by saying his contact with the controversial blogger wasn't done in his… Read more Audio
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Malaysian diplomat expected back in NZ this weekend
5:36 PM.A Malaysian defence attache, accused of a sex crime is expected to return to New Zealand this weekend. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, the Top 50 Index up 47 points to 5280. Audio
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Ben Bradee lived life without fear or favour
5:27 PM.Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, who oversaw the paper's coverage of the Watergate scandal that toppled an American President, has died age 93. Audio
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Iconic Christchurch clocktower restored
5:24 PM.An historic Christchurch clock tower damaged in the earthquakes was unveiled today, after undergoing more than eight hundred thousand dollars of repairs. Audio
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Man drives car with stick
5:22 PM.The Police in Auckland say they've caught a man who has spent the last seven years using a walking stick to operate the brakes and accelerator of his car. Audio
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Pilots' Association says tragedy needed before change
5:18 PM.The Airline Pilot's Association says it will take a tragedy before there are changes to the way the courts deal to people who shine lasers at aeroplanes. Audio
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Events leading up to shooting described as complex
5:15 PM.There's been major disruption on State Highway two on the Hauraki Plains today as investigators pour over the scene of a shoot-out between the police and a man, following a domestic incident in the… Read more Audio
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Green party to pick up Hone's feed the kids bill
5:11 PM.The Green Party co-leader, Metiria Turei is with us. Audio
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Principals side with PM over free lunch
5:08 PM.Some of Northland's poorest schools agree with John Key that their pupils don't need lunch programmes. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 October 2014
5:00 PM.Surprise backing for John Key's stand on free school lunches. The man who's been using a walking stick to drive his car and the Washington Post's most famous editor dies. Audio